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these are absolutly beautiful!! I had lilacs in my home last week and I soooo enjoy them..the give so much extra spring feeling to the house...they were beautiful for a entire week..I am going to buy some new ones today :-)

I CANNOT wait for my lilacs to bloom! I love your new bucket and am playing a bit of catch-up here, your post about the antique gardener was fabulous, what a beautiful shop! Thanks for sharing the inspiration! xoxo

Thanks for posting! We don't have flowers yet, I am so jealous of all of the wonderfully beautiful and fragrant flowers I have seen in Blogland. Thanks for posting the great pics!Erin http://alittlesomething2.blogspot.com/

I was browsing your shop over the weekend and could have sworn I saw the bucket there too. It's amazing! I love the way it looks hanging on your ladder. And I also use red in my home, lots of it! Wonderful images, Maria. xxx tami

Oh how I miss having a lilac bush :( I usually go to the Farmers Market and pick up a couple bunches to soothe me! I seriously wish I could scratch n sniff my screen right now Maria!!Thanks for sharing :) With all this rain that we have been getting we are sure going to have a lovely Spring....even if it decides to show up late ;)XOX

Oh, I truly love lilacs. The scent is heavenly and they are so lovely to look at. You're so lucky to have a Whole Foods near you, Maria. Your pictures are beautiful and I can dream of spring, because here in Pennsylvania it's freezing!I doubt we'll see our lilacs bloom for quite some time.

Awww that bucket is to die for. How interesting it is with the handle on the bottom. Hmmm...I can smell the lilacs from here. I tried to put in a bush a few years ago but my dogs mangled it. I am hoping to try again this year...I think I will need to put a fence around the bush to protect it from my puppies:o)Cheers!Carrie

Did you know that old fireman buckets are sometimes pointed on the bottom? A handle or a pointed bottom made the bucket useless for mopping, etc. as it would tip over. Therefore, it wasn't 'borrowed' and moved away from the firefighting equipment.

It's been too cold here in New York, my lilacs aren't going to come out for a long time! But I can't wait though. My quince bush is the first thing to bloom in my garden (besides the crocuses) and it is still hesitating! Visit my blog when you have a moment. I just posted a piece on handbags.www.skylarkmanor.com

Those lilacs are so pretty, I can't wait until they bloom here...it will be awhile though. I always wanted to get married when lilacs were in bloom so they could be my wedding flowers, think how nice that would smell!

Maria, these photos are breath taking. So beautiful! I love your fireman's bucket. That's a treasure. Now I want to pick up a bunch of lilacs for my house tomorrow! They are lovely. Hope you have a good week.

I love that bucket, Maria! I have one almost exactly like it. I got it at an antique mall and did a post about it. Mine doesn't have a cool handle on the bottom though. It does have the chippy red patina, and it has the letter B on it....which is my Farmboy's last name initial. ;-) Right now it holds scrap wood, but in the future I hope to use it as a magazine rack or to fill it with greenery.I love lilacs too! My sister has a white and lavender bush and I always cut some when they bloom, which probably won't be until May unless we get some better weather!Your photos are lovely as always!!xo~michelle~

Maria,Your blog is so gorgeous. You have such a great eye and you have such a gifted eye behind your camera lens!Which is why I just nominated you for the Stylish Blogger Award on my blog last evening.Stop by if you get a chance and collect it.Thanks so much.AlisonThePolohouse.blogpot.com